Nobody grows old merely by living a number of years. People grow old by deserting their ideals. Years wrinkle the skin, but giving up enthusiasm wrinkles the soul. Worry, doubt, self-distrust, fear and despair - these are the long years that bow the head and turn the growing spirit back to dust. You are as young as your faith and as old as your doubts; as young as you self-confidence, as old as your fear; as young as your hope, as old as your despair.
James E. FaustHere then is a great #โ truth . In the #โ pain , the #โ agony , and the #โ heroic endeavors of life, we pass through a #โ refiner 's #โ fire , and the insignificant and the unimportant in our lives can melt away like dross and make our #โ faith #โ bright , #โ intact , and #โ strong .
James E. Faust